Celosia

About This Plant...

Genus and species: Celosia cristata (crested variety); Celosia plumosa (plumed variety)

Plant type: warm-season annual

Height: 6 inches or 2 feet

Location and soil: sun; average soil

Uses: cutting, bedding, border, background, edging, containers, drying

Bloom time: summer-early autumn

Color range: gold, purple, red, yellow

Indoor Sowing...

Time needed to reach transplant size: 8 weeks

When to transplant to garden: after last spring frost

Outdoor Sowing...

When to sow outdoors: after last spring frost

Other Sowing Guidelines...

Approx. germination time: 14 days

Germination temp.: 70 degrees F.

Sowing Depth: just cover

Needs light or dark to germinate: light

Transplanting Guidelines...

Spacing between plants: 6 inches (dwarf varieties); 12-15 inches (tall varieties)

Growing On...

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Growing tips: plumed variety is also known as Cockscomb; does not transplant well

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